Open AccessThe future of pastoral farming in a changing climate
Author(s) -
Jason Palmer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.2009.71.2773
Subject(s) - skepticism , climate change , agriculture , environmentalism , environmental ethics , natural resource economics , agroforestry , business , geography , economics , political science , environmental science , ecology , law , philosophy , archaeology , politics , epistemology , biology
Pastoral farming in New Zealand has always been a dynamic and uncertain business. Climatic conditions, market forces and the regulatory environment confronting pastoral farmers each have a long history of change, often rapidly and markedly. It is not surprising then that pastoral farmers are a resilient bunch. It is also not surprising that in respect of anthropogenic climate change some farmers are sceptical of what they see as another passing fashion in science, public policy and environmentalism - change to be weathered.